Display package and tray



Dec. 12, 1950 G, A, MOORE DISPLAY PACKAGE AND TRAY Filed Sept. 5, 1945 Patented Dec. 12, 1950 I UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE DISPLAY PACKAGE AND TRAY George Arlington Moore, New York, N. Y., as-

signor to National Biscuit Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application September 5, 1945, Serial No. 614,479

candy bars, and other foods, but may be used for many other articles.

Individual service packets of biscuit, crackers, cookies, cakes, sandwiches, and the like are sold in vast numbers at soda fountains, lunch counters and for between meal snacks.- Usually the articles, fouror five in number, are wrapped and sealed in cellophane or are stacked in rectangular collars which are then wrapped and sealed in transparent wrappers. Both types or styles of packages are objectionable to both the manufacturer and consumer. The wrapped packets are unsightly because of crumbing of the articles and smearing of the wrapper, and give little protection to the contents. The collar packets are expensive, diflicult to open andgive a poor dis- 3 Claims. (01. zoo-45.33)

Referring now to Fig. 1,- l0 indicates a rectangular blank formed from sheet material such as cardboard which has transverse score lines I I, I2 near each end that define one side of wings I3, M which are adapted-to be bent up at right angles to the bottom of the boat along the score lines. 1

Braces I5, l6, l1, [8 are formed adjacent to the ends of the wings [3, I4 by short cuts I9, and score lines 2|. 7 v a To form the boat ready to receive the articles.

' as shown in Fig. 2, the end wings l3, [4 are bent play of the contents. These objections are overcome by the present invention, two embodiments of which I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. l is a plan view of the blank for forming the boat or holder for my improved package.

Fig. 2 shows the blank folded to form the boat for receiving the articles.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the complete package.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of blank for forming the boat.

Fig. 5 shows the blank of Fig. 4 ready to receive the articles.

In general my improved package includes a boat or holder formed from cardboard and having upstanding ends, but open on the sides. The boat is adapted to hold a row of the articles, as cookies, sandwiches, usually only one high, the boat being long enough to take 3 or 4 of the sandwiches and its width substantially equal' to the width of the sandwiches or other articles. The boat containing the sandwiches or other articles is then wrapped in a transparent wrapper such as cellophane which is heat sealed on the back and ends of the boat or holder. The upturned ends or flanges hold the surface of the cellophane smooth and taut over the articles and the ends are prevented from turning in while being heat sealed by braces which are formed out of the material of the boat.

up at right angles to the bottom to and. then the braces l5, I6, I1, is are bent up on their score lines 2| so that they prevent-inward collapse o1! the end wings. A r

The boat may be made from-any suitable sheet material, but I prefer to make it from cardboard which has been treated or coated with a grease resistant material on the surf-ace that comes in contact with the articles. This is particularly desirous when packaging bakery goods that corp tain shortening, which except for the grease proofing would be absorbed by the cardboard with consequent development of rancidity; j j

- The boat-shown in Fig. 2 is adapted to hold cookies or cracker sandwiches. When these articles have been placed on the holder, it is wrapped with atransparent wrapper 22, such as cellophane, which is drawn tight over the top and ends and heat sealed against the bottom and ends of the boat, but does not adhere to it. The wrapper may be printed or a collar 23 of stifi paper or cardboard may be secured to the wrapper 22 near one end of the package to carry the trade name and price of the article or any other data. This collar may be attached to the wrapper either before or after it is wrapped around the package. The collar 23 preferably is spaced a slight distance from one end so as to leave space for a tear tape 24 which may be pulled by the consumer to tear off the end of the wrapper to gain access to the contents. When the end of the wrapper has been removed by means of the tear tape, it will be loose on the boat and may be slid back to give access to the contents by the consumer. When the consumer has removed one or more of the articles, the boat can be slid back into the wrapper to protect the remaining articles.

When the wrapper is pulled tight around the package, the end wings l3, I4 hold it stretched smoothly over the top of the articles and keep the corners 25, 26 from collapsing in an unsightly manner. The height of the wings I3, I4 is substantially equal to the height of the articles 21.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of boat. This boat is made from a blank I0 the same as that of Fig. l and has similar end wings l3, l4 and braces l5, I6, l1, l8. This blank has a number of short transverse cuts 28 extending inward from the opposite sides and diagonal 560. 16 lines 29, 30 extending from the inner ends of the cuts to the outer edges of the blank. This provides triangular wings 3|, 32 which are adapted to be turned up as shown in Fig. 5 so as to form pockets to prevent the articles from sliding: on. the boat and also to give additional support to the wrapper at the top corners.

In forming the package from this blank; the

ends and braces will be turned up the same as in Fig. 2 and then the side wings. 313, 32: will be turned up as shown in Fig. 5. The sandwiches, cookies, or other articles will then be placed on the tray the same as in Fig, 3 and then wrapped and sealedfin a transparent wrapper.

' Ig have illustrated my improved package as holding only a single row of articles but the boat maybe made Wide-enough to take two rows of articles orthe end Wings [3, l4 may be high enough totake a single row of articles two or more high.

My: improved package, as I have illustrated it, adapted particularly foruse in the display carton of my co-pending application, Ser. No. GMAT-8 filed September 5, 1945, which has maturedinto Patent No. 2,515,887 dated July 18, 1950-, but is adaptable to many other uses. Itis also particularly useful in vending machines that are not suited to dispensing the styleof packets that heretofore have been on the market.

My invention is capable of many modifications and' 'adaptations and I claim all such that come within the scope or terms of my claims.

" What I claim is:

' 1.111 a display'packet-for packaging a plurality of-articles of" substantially uniform dimensions hi; side byside relation, wherein the articles are supported on a relatively rigid boat and the loaded boatseal-wrapped in a transparent wrapper, a oat constructed of sheet material formed to provide a rectangular fiat bottom, an upstanding wing at each end of, the bottom, the height of the wings being substantially equal to the thickness of the articles supported on the bottom of the boat, means for holding the wings against inward movement, and opposed separators between the individual articles comprising each a pair of triangular upturned sections of the bottom formed by a cut extending in side by side relation, wherein the articles are supported on areiatively rigid boat and the loaded boat is seal-wrapped in a transparent wrapper, a boat constructed of sheet material formed to provide a rectangular flat bottom, an upstanding wing at each end of the bottom, means tor holdingthe wings. against inward movement; and spaced opposed'separators forming pockets for the individual articles, said; separators compris-z mg each a pair of triangular upturned sections of the bottom formed by: a cut extending inward from the side edge of the bottom and a score line on each side of the out extending at. an angle to the cut. from:- the inner end thereof to the side edge of the bottom.

GEORGE ARLINGTQN MOORE.

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